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-(았/었)을 것

Would have (past conjecture)

intermediate

Combines past tense -(았/었/였)- with prospective modifier -(으)ㄹ and bound noun 것 to express speculation about what would have happened or what someone would have done.

  • Speculation: "날씨가 좋았으면 갔을 거예요" (If the weather had been good, I would have gone)
  • Assumption: "아팠을 거예요" (They would have been sick / They must have been sick)